Attachment for electric razors



Oct. 11,1938. L HAMEL 2,132,898

ATTACHMENT FOR ELECTRIC RAZCRS Filed March 25, 1938 2 Sheets-She 1 Inventor L/w/ Ha /77 1 By W 1% :1 Horneys Oct. 11,193 A EL 2,132,898

ATTACHMENT FOR ELECTRIC RAZORS Filed March 25, 1938 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 lhvenior Aiforneys Patented Oct. 11, 1938 PATENT OFFICE ATTACHNIENT FOR- ELECTRIC RAZOBS Lionel Hamel, Waterbury, Conn.

Application March 25,

2 Claims.

This ingention relates broadly to electric razors and more particularly to a device for use as an attachment for such razors and to serve, when applied to an electric razor as a means for con- 5 fining the cut hairs within the head of the razor during the actual shaving to the end that such, hairs are retained against falling onto the skin or clothing of the one shaving, orotherwise making a disagreeable accumulation of such hairs within the lavatory or on the table.

In accordance with the present invention a device of the character mentioned is provided and is of such a construction and arrangement of parts as topermit the same to be readily applied to or removed from the head of the razor. W

The invention together with its objects and advantages will be best understood from a study of the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein:-

Figure 1 is a. top plan. view of an electric razor having my attachment applied thereto, I

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the razor with the attachment applied,

Figure 3 is a rear elevational view of the attachment, y I

, Figures 4 and 5 are sectional views taken substantially on the lines 4-4 and 55 respectively of Figure 3, and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of a retaining hook. 1

Referring to the drawings by reference nu'- merals it will be seen that my attachment comprises a pair of substantially concavo-convex caps 5--5 adapted to be disposed against the respective 35 ample inFigure 1 and indicated by the reference numeral 1. I

The shape of the caps 5 is such as to accom-- modate them to the shape of the head 6' at the ends of the latter and said caps are provided with peripheral'flanges 8, these flanges, as shown in Figure 4, gradually merging into the body of the caps at the front edge of the caps.

The caps 5 are mounted on the ends of a rigid bar 9 that is adapted to fit against the underside of the neck bar 10 of the razor'as shown in Figure 2.

Also at the rear edges thereof the flanges 8 of the caps are notched as at I l to accommodate the bar I of the razor. I

Pivoted as at l2 .to the flange of one of the caps is the eye-equipped end of a longitudinally curved spring hook I3 while on the-flange 8 of-the opposite ends of the head 6 of a conventional form of an electric razor as is shown, for ex-,

1938, Serial No. 198,121 (or zit-41$ other cap directly above the notch II in said flange is-a keeper stud H with which the bill of the hook I3 is engageable as clearly shown in Figure 3 for cooperation with the bar 9 to retain the attachment on the head of the electric razor 'l. 5

The hook I3 as shown in Figures 1 and 2 is disposed at the top edge of the bar In of the razor so that said bar is accommodated between the bar 9 and the hook l3 of the attachment in a manner to insure a proper retention of the attachment on the head 6 of the razor and at the same time to permit the attachment to'be freely removed from the head or placed and secured thereon.

- Also, the hook l3 being resilient and longitudinally curved will tend to draw the caps 5 inwardly toward one another and into proper en-' gagement with the ends of the head 6 so as to insure a complete and effective closing of the head at the ends thereof.

Obviously, with the device applied to the head of the razor the openings in'the end of said head will be efiectively closed sothat the cut hairs will be confined within the hollow or chamber of the head and will not discharge therefrom onto the clothing, body of the one shaving, or into the lavatory or similar article of furniture.

, After the shaving operation the attachment may be quickly and easily removed from the head of the razor and the hair contents of thehead of the razor removed in an obvious manner.

\ It is thought that a clear understanding of the construction, utility and advantages of an invention of this character will be had without a more detailed description. v

Having thus described the invention what is claimed as new is:-

1. In combination with an electric razor having I a head open at the respective opposite ends theresaid bar to accommodate the body of the razor between itself and said bar.

2. An attachment for electric razors comprising a bar, caps mounted on the ends of the bar, a spring hook pivoted at one end thereof to one of said caps, and a keeper on the other of said caps with which said hook is engageable.

LIONEL I-IAMEL. 5s 

